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> A man who built what he loves and produced so much surplus value for the rest of us to enjoy (read: profit) is _exactly_ a hero.

Life imitates art, I suppose.

https://www.newyorker.com/cartoon/a16995

My friend, Earth has never been a better place for humans to live than it is today. I hope more entrepreneurs come along to make it even better.

The idea that humans have destroyed the planet is quite silly.

Tell me more about the surplus value that Warren produced

Look at a stock chart of Berkshire Hathaway over time.

I believe the point is that price is not value.

Perhaps, but the price is the value.

Art vs artist debate is tired, as is celebrity distance appraisal. If you want to know if someone is good or bad your best bet (still iffy) is to ask their kids or spouse. That’s he’s skilled at the financial game is obvious. Whether that’s valuable is a philosophical question that has little to do with Warren Buffet.